New Edition has surpassed Phil Collins for first place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Fan Vote after Collins sat atop the leaderboard for three weeks. Collins is now second.
Also moving up are INXS who go from sixth to fifth, overtaking Billy Idol, and Sade also passed Idol, going from seventh to sixth. Idol now sits at seven.
Further down the list, Wu-Tang Clan overtook Mariah Carey for eighth place, Shakira jumped two slots to 11, Iron Maiden fell from 11 to 12, and Melissa Etheridge slid back one to 13.
And the bottom four remains the same with Oasis at 14, The Black Crowes 15, Joy Division + New Order 16, and Jeff Buckley brings up the rear at 17.
WitH close to five-million ballots cast, here is the list of 17 nominees with the number of votes rounded up:
New Edition – 514,000
Phil Collins – 491,500
Pink – 461,500
Luther Vandross – 382,000
INXS – 337,000
Sade – 326,500
Billy Idol – 326,500
Wu-Tang Clan – 300,000
Mariah Carey – 278,500
Lauryn Hill – 255,500
Shakira – 242,000
Iron Maiden – 221,500
Melissa Etheridge – 211,000
Oasis – 156,000
The Black Crowes – 152,000
Joy Division + New Order – 132,500
Jeff Buckley – 103,000
You can vote for up to seven artists once a day through April 3rd at RockHall.com.
The Top 5 artists selected by the public will comprise a “fans’ ballot” that will be tallied along with the other 1200 ballots to determine the 2026 Inductees.
The Class of 2026 will be announced in mid-April with the ceremony set for the fall at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
